Floods damage ancient Timbuktu

Floods damage ancient Timbuktutrefwoorden: Mali - Timboektoe - Unesco - overstromingHeavy rains have destroyed at least 180 ancient mud buildings in the Unesco-designated world heritage city of Timbuktu. The floods have also caused the deaths of at least four people in central Mali. Timbuktu has a poor drainage system meaning that some 30mm of water that fell on the city some two weeks ago had nowhere to go, and soaked into the brittle, hard earth-built walls and foundations. With more rain now predicted, Mali's authorities said on Monday, that things could get worse if the Niger River spills its banks.